Meigs County, Ohio Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Meigs County, Ohio, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Meigs County, Ohio. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Meigs County, Ohio. The estimated population of Meigs County, Ohio is 22,361 people, with a median age of 42.8.

We can look at the total population in Meigs County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
22,361
 -2.67% -3.76%
2020
22,974
 -0.45% -
2019
23,078
 -0.35% -
2018
23,160
 -0.32% -
2017
23,234
 - -

Population of Meigs County, Ohio by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
96.4%
96.8%
 -0.41%
Black/African American
0.3%
1.2%
 -75.00%
Native
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Hispanic
1.1%
0.6%
 +83.33%
Asian
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.1%
1.2%
 +75.00%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Meigs County, Ohio by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 42.8 -1.15% 41.6 -0.24% 44.4 -0.67%
2020 43.3 -0.69% 41.7 -1.88% 44.7 +0.22%
2019 43.6 0% 42.5 +0.71% 44.6 0%
2018 43.6 +1.87% 42.2 +0.48% 44.6 +2.29%
2017 42.8 - 42 - 43.6 -

The median age of Meigs County, Ohio gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,330 -0.81% 1,192 -16.49% 1,315 1,003
10 to 19 1,488 +9.6% 1,540 +2.6% 1,618 1,578
20 to 29 1,265 -8.26% 1,232 -12.44% 1,161 1,085
30 to 39 1,314 -6.74% 1,254 -0.79% 1,227 1,243
40 to 49 1,534 -8.18% 1,608 -10.29% 1,411 1,445
50 to 59 1,808 -12.53% 1,691 -11.91% 1,589 1,496
60 to 69 1,541 +1.75% 1,593 +4.38% 1,562 1,662
70+ 1,237 +8.77% 1,607 +1.18% 1,342 1,624

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Meigs County, Ohio is $44,113.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Meigs County.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $43,848.00
  • 45 to 64
    $51,028.00
  • 65 and over
    $33,771.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Meigs County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Meigs County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Meigs County, Ohio is currently $60,177.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

2.31% of households in Meigs County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Meigs County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    29.28%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    27.34%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.49%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    8.96%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    11.45%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.17%
  • $200,000 or more
    2.31%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Meigs County is $24,812.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Meigs County by the total population of Meigs County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Meigs County, Ohio, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Meigs County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    6.26%
  • Bachelor's degree
    13.77%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    8.44%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    68.33%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.21%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Meigs County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Meigs County over the age of 16 is 17,942.

Of those people, a total of 50.20% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Meigs County is 46.40%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,095 30.60% 8.70%
20 to 24 years 1,010 65.60% 18.40%
25 to 29 years 1,236 68.40% 10.30%
30 to 34 years 1,175 69.20% 13.80%
35 to 44 years 2,722 75.60% 2.60%
45 to 54 years 2,956 72.50% 8.90%
55 to 59 years 1,558 55.80% 0.50%
60 to 64 years 1,774 42.30% 5.90%
65 to 74 years 2,656 16.30% 1.20%
75 years and over 1,760 5.60% 31.30%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Meigs County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 17,638 50.40% 7.60%
Black or African American 45 24.40% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 48 100.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 207 28.00% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 111 43.20% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 17,575 50.60% 7.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Meigs County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Meigs County is 8,334, with median earnings of $35,907.00.

Women in Meigs County, Ohio earning approximately 73.20% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 8,334 $35,907.00
Male 4,473 $43,045.00
Female 3,861 $31,520.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 625 $50,670.00
Business and Financial 239 $59,097.00
Computer and Mathematical 104 $44,471.00
Architecture and Engineering 54 $111,646.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 48 $59,423.00
Community and Social Service 156 $38,333.00
Legal 57 $153,750.00
Educational and Library 339 $46,793.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 30 $46,000.00
Healthcare Practitioners 685 $67,879.00
Healthcare Support 586 $25,694.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 46 $18,365.00
Law Enforcement 69 $29,609.00
Food Preparation and Serving 455 $12,625.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 460 $26,250.00
Personal Care and Service 225 $13,594.00
Sales 758 $21,771.00
Office and Administrative Support 669 $32,795.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 160 $28,906.00
Construction and Extraction 700 $45,313.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 345 $64,966.00
Production 570 $63,750.00
Transportation and Material Moving 479 $37,896.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 420 $52,011.00 205 $38,125.00
Business and Financial 92 $80,682.00 147 $45,781.00
Computer and Mathematical 40 $92,778.00 64 $43,702.00
Architecture and Engineering 54 $111,646.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 32 $63,750.00 16 $58,214.00
Community and Social Service 84 $48,438.00 72 $33,289.00
Legal 30 $170,294.00 27 $34,750.00
Educational and Library 89 $63,071.00 250 $34,919.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 0 $0.00 30 $46,000.00
Healthcare Practitioners 72 $54,300.00 613 $68,045.00
Healthcare Support 172 $41,739.00 414 $22,056.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 2 $0.00 44 $18,269.00
Law Enforcement 62 $29,423.00 7 $30,313.00
Food Preparation and Serving 111 $7,841.00 344 $15,000.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 374 $26,518.00 86 $20,625.00
Personal Care and Service 30 $8,333.00 195 $14,427.00
Sales 226 $20,104.00 532 $22,104.00
Office and Administrative Support 91 $29,375.00 578 $32,864.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 142 $28,438.00 18 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 700 $45,313.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 335 $64,628.00 10 $0.00
Production 489 $70,121.00 81 $21,875.00
Transportation and Material Moving 466 $38,167.00 13 $11,250.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 8,719 households in Meigs County, with an average household size of 2.54 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 5,451 families in Meigs County with an average family size of 3.22 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,877 542 1,032 3,268
Average Household Size 3.16 3.88 3.87 1.17
Total Families 3,877 542 1,032 0
Average Household Size 3.12 3.28 3.57 0

Poverty

Of the 5,451 families in Meigs County, 13.60% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Meigs County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 10,703 housing units in Meigs County, Ohio.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 8,719 81.46%
Vacant 1,984 18.54%

13.74% of the total 10,703 housing units in Meigs County are rental units. This is approximately 1,471 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 6,761 are occupied by the owner - or 63.17% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Meigs County is $639.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Meigs County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    487
  • Less than $500
    359
  • $500 to $999
    954
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    156
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    2
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Meigs County is $100,300.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Meigs County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    1,563
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,809
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,255
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,052
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    761
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    207
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    92
  • $1,000,000 or more
    22

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Meigs County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Meigs County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,961
  • 1940 to 1949
    459
  • 1950 to 1959
    964
  • 1960 to 1969
    587
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,378
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,289
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,056
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,526
  • 2010 to 2013
    483
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Meigs County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    689
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,485
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,758
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,787

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Meigs County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Meigs County that commute to work in a particular way.

32.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Meigs County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    165
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    734
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    810
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    807
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    880
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    540
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,301
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    449
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    225
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    753
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    466
  • 90 or more minutes
    593

Summary

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Places in Meigs County, Ohio

We have data for 17 places in Meigs County, Ohio. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.